Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-15
THE STATE or TRADE,


The movement .of staple dry goods,
groceries, hardware, boots and shoes,
anthracite coal and pig iron at Leading
domestic markets, IS reported by special
kilograms to Bredstreet's, remains en-
couIagingly active. The distributionsat
New York and Boston continues to
exceed, relatively, that at Bal
timore aud Philadelphia. The vol
uNe Of business at Chicago, st. Louis,
Kansas City, S.. Joseph and New
Orleans has Increased during the week,
and, while showing no special gains
within that period, general uade is OF
good proportions and well maintained at
Pttsburs, Cleveland, Cincinnati, ST.
Paul, Minneapolis, Louisville, Memphis,
Savannah and Galveston. Bank clear
jngs for eight months at thirty
cities having records for four years,
specially wired to BTadstreet's, show
q total OF S33, 600, 600, 900 for
1887, 8 2ain Of per cent. over 1886 of
Il per cent, over 1883, snd % per cent.
oyer 1881. The August, 1887, total OF
bank clesrings, s., 799, 402 $50, is the
largest for that month recorded, aud Is
nearly $40, 100000 heavier than in July
last. In three previous years August
totals have been smaller thsu those for
July. IL the OHIO river valley in Ken
lucky the drouta has not been
broken yet, ard crops. parted
lgrly tobacco, are suffering severely.
! The exports Of wheat snd -four from
seven Atlantic ports and the Pacific coast
for six days ended September 9, as eX-
clusively wired TO Bradstreet'5, are
equal to e9Ou5 2,400,0 600 bushels OF
wheat, against ,Ol0, 090 bushels for the
week ended September l, and 4,0I5, 00C
bushels in the preceding week, showing
heavy decline, nearly al from the foul
larger Atlantic ports. Cotton exports
have declined ZOO bales to Is, $40 bales
this week, and petroleum exports 2,092,-
900 gallons to 1O,G64,l72 gallons.
There is little or no sctual relief a
leading domestic money markets, excep
st Boston, wnere there is less stringenCy
but 70 change in rates. There is closer
scrutiny Of credits st Philadelphia, bu
rates are not so stiff at Kansas City, anC
there Is d more general lending to mer
chants and manufacturers az Chicago
and New York. At the lstter, call loan
sre st 5a6 per cent foreign exchange i
weak on oils against loans and sales 0
securities. Over s., 900, 900 in gold hs
been received this week, anc
about S5,COo,0O0 has teen ordered
The National Treasury is gsininj
largely on balances. Governments sr
depressed. The declination Of all bon
tenders on Wednesday WIS unfavorabl
to the money market, which is high an
sensitive. TIE New York stock market
excited .nd feveIIsh. The nsgotiation c
, q large loan By the Baltimore and On
, caused an advance, which was followe
by depression on rate cutting, failure
and fears Of stringent money. Report
r that Western Union had bought the Bait
; more and Ohio telegraph caused renewe
| bullish tendencies on Friday.
Speculation in wheat is slight, 81
= prices are sluggish. New spring whes
Y is damp, aud farmers are selling freely
D Prices at Minneapolis are low. Export
/ OF wheat from both coasts for nine week
D to September (snd -four as wheat, ag
f gregs e 100000 bushels, sgsinst y,
t 600, 600 bushels last yesr, s gain this yes
: of 100000 bushels.-L Bradstreet's.